Reader's Companion: A Personal Anthology Selected for Re-readability from the Writers of 2000 Years for the Reader of TodayLouis Kronenberger Viking Press, 1945 - 731 Seiten |
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... less , nor eat an ounce less meat . I would have knocked the factious dogs on the head , to be sure ; but I was not vexed . " BOSWELL . " I declare , Sir , upon my honour , I did imagine I was vexed , and took a pride in it ; but it was ...
... less , nor eat an ounce less meat . I would have knocked the factious dogs on the head , to be sure ; but I was not vexed . " BOSWELL . " I declare , Sir , upon my honour , I did imagine I was vexed , and took a pride in it ; but it was ...
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... less that was good , and the further he went the less there was . His marriage , a mere accident , then the disenchantment that followed it , his wife's bad breath and the sensuality and hypoc- risy : then that deadly official life and ...
... less that was good , and the further he went the less there was . His marriage , a mere accident , then the disenchantment that followed it , his wife's bad breath and the sensuality and hypoc- risy : then that deadly official life and ...
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... less hospitality for offering little ; and he would not receive less if he offered none . The amount received by him depends wholly on the degree of his agreeableness . Pride makes an occasional host of him ; but he does not shine in ...
... less hospitality for offering little ; and he would not receive less if he offered none . The amount received by him depends wholly on the degree of his agreeableness . Pride makes an occasional host of him ; but he does not shine in ...
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